Schlock-Wire: Shout! Factory Exhumes REMAINS For Blu-Ray & DVD In July

Hot on the heels of their DVD release of Alien Opponent, Shout! Factory will be releasing another film made for Chiller Network on disc.  This time the selection is Remains, an adaptation of a Steve Niles graphic novel in which Las Vegas becomes a playground for the living dead.  Shout! Factory will release this title in both blu-ray and DVD versions and both will feature a roster of special features that includes a short-film prequel to the main feature.  Read on for all the dead-in-the-desert details...

FROM THE CREATOR OF 30 DAYS OF NIGHT COMES

A HORROR THRILLER BASED ON THE ACCLAIMED GRAPHIC NOVEL

STEVE NILES ’

REMAINS

UNCUT EDITION BLU-RAY™ & DVD

See the hit Chiller Network feature film

in all its flesh-eating glory, loaded with gruesome bonus content!

INVADES HOME ENTERTAINMENT SHELVES NATIONWIDE

OWN IT ON JULY 10, 2012 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

Reno may be the “Biggest Little City in the World,” but when a “Peace Bomb” nuclear test goes awry in the Nevada desert and turns most of the population into bloodthirsty zombies, the gambling Mecca becomes the biggest zombieland of all time in the highly popular apocalyptic thriller Steve Niles’ REMAINS. On July 10, 2012, Shout! Factory will unleash the UNCUT edition Blu-ray and DVD of Steve Niles’ REMAINS, jam-packed with special bonus content that includes audio commentary, the short film prequel Remains: Road to Reno, bloopers, trailers, Comic-Con teaser, and more! A must have for horror movie fans and zombiephiles, Steve Niles’ REMAINS uncut edition Blu-ray is priced to own at $22.99 SRP; the DVD has a suggested retail price of $14.93.Fans can pre-order now on Amazon.com before the Blu-ray and DVD hit store shelves nationwide. Pre-order link: http://www.amazon.com/Remains-Blu-ray-Miko-Hughes/dp/B007RMQ508/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1333983028&sr=1-2Based on the highly acclaimed IDW Publishing graphic novel written by Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Steve Niles’ REMAINS is set in a chilling postapocalyptic Reno, Nevada, and follows the survivors of a bizarre accident that reduced most of the world’s population to zombies. The group takes refuge in a vacant casino and fights a losing battle against the undead, who grow steadily stronger, smarter and more aggressive by the minute. The movie stars Grant Bowler (Killer Elite, True Blood), Lance Reddick (Fringe, Lost, The Wire), Miko Hughes (Pet Sematary), Evalena Marie (Are We There Yet?), Tawny Cypress (Rescue Me, Heroes) and Anthony Marks.REMAINS Blu-ray and DVD Special Features:·         Audio Commentary·         Short Film: Remains: Road to Reno , the prequel·         Bloopers·         TV Spots·         Trailer·         Comic-Con TeaserSpecial Features are UnratedRemains (2011)Chiller Films Presents a Synthetic Cinema International Production “Steve Niles’ Remains”Based on the Idw Publishing Comic written by Steve Niles and illustrated by Kieron DwyerStarring Grant Bowler, Evalena Marie, Tawny Cypress , Miko Hughes, Anthony Marks, JessicaAlexandra Green, Kevin Shea and Lance ReddickDirected by Colin TheysProduced by Andrew Gernhard and Zach O'BrienExecutive Producers: Thomas P. Vitale, Shane O’Brien, Justin Smith, Ted Adams, Steve Niles,Richard J. Lucas, Bonnie Farley-LucasAssociate Producer: Kevin SheaWritten by John DoolanDirector of Photography: Adrian CorreiaEdited by Colin Theys, Andrew Gernhard, Daniel HerzogMusic by Matthew Llewellyn and Sarah SchachnerSpecial Effects: Ben ChesterDigital Effects: Colin TheysProduction Design: Melanie GunnAnamorphic Widescreen Transfer (1.85:1)88 minutes/Unrated